Hopper Takes Over Canadian Bank Deal From Expedia

Hopper will soon power travel for Canada’s largest bank, RBC, a B2B account that Expedia Group has operated for around a dozen years.

It’s clearly a win for Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS), the online travel agency’s B2B arm, coming just weeks after its largest customer, Capital One Travel, downgraded their relationship.

But did Expedia walk away from a contract renewal with RBC?

An Exclusive Deal for Hopper and RBC

An Expedia Group spokesperson told Skift that RBC had sought an exclusive travel contract — the partner would not be allowed to power any other Canadian financial institutions.

That would have put other Expedia partnerships at risk. Expedia Grou